Some parts of Main Street are completely closed to traffic because the city wants to make sure restaurants and pedestrians can utilize the area at a safe distance.

However, Beth Brotherton said that “After hearing from businesses along Main Street that their customer flow has slowed significantly as a result of the road closure, the City will be reopening the section of Main from North to Washington tomorrow [Friday] morning.”

The section from Washington to McBee on Main will remain closed to provide for walking and dining space.

“The idea is there aren’t a lot of places along Main Street where the sidewalks are this wide,” Beth Brotherton, director of communications for the City of Greenville, said.

But, the changes are causing some confusion.

“Sometimes they have the events that happen on the weekends and I just thought maybe that’s what that was,” Victor Gant, who lives in Greenville, said.

“A lot of people think that there’s something wrong or they’re not allowed down there because it just looks like it’s barricaded,” Robert Sullivan, owner of Sully’s Steamers, said.